LOGINWatching her leave was the hardest thing I had to do. Nico was right. There was no place for Serena in my life. In a week, my fiancé was set to fly to New York so we could plan our engagement.It would be announced to the media, and I knew it would break Serena’s heart. It was the reason I had to let her go. Going to Chicago was the best decision, and it was also to protect Serena.There was no telling what Nico would have done to her if I hadn’t done what he wanted. At the end of the day, he was my boss, and I had to follow his orders.Chicago made me realize Serena wasn’t part of my world. She wasn’t part of the mafia, and dragging her into it would be nothing short of torture. I wouldn’t put her through all of that.I also couldn’t be selfish enough to keep her as my mistress and deny her a chance at a real life. The thought of her falling in love with someone else made me want to kill someone, but I had to accept that she and I would never be together.I never thought I would see
I turned to try to leave, but he grabbed my arm and pulled me into him. He crushed his lips to mine, and like the desperate whore I was for his attention, I kissed him back. I melted into him and gave in.My mind was telling me to leave, but my body wouldn’t listen. Every single fibre of my being screamed to be near him. I was delighted to be in his presence and have him touch me everywhere.He trailed his mouth to my neck, and he sucked as hard as he could, like he was trying to permanently mark me. I let him do what he wanted. When his hands went underneath his sweatshirt, and he cupped my breasts, I couldn’t help but moan.He grabbed the back of my thighs and put me on his desk, pushing all the times on top away. Before I could protest, he pulled my sweatshirt off and took off my sweatpants. He took off my panties and kneeled at my feet.I had never felt more powerful.“You’re as beautiful as ever,” he said as he buried his face in my pussy.He ate me out like he couldn’t get enoug
I was fired up because a man who claimed he didn’t care about me sent me what felt like an apology in the form of flowers and gifts. I barged out of my apartment and went to my car. I knew where he lived and where he worked.He had to be at work, so that was where I was headed. He was rarely ever at his house unless I was there. He told me that himself. I didn’t know if I would be sent away once I tried to get into his building, but I was willing to take my chances.Lily called out to me and tried to get me to slow down and stop going to his workplace, but I didn’t want to stop. I was too heated.I drove to the DeLuca company, and the guards stopped me. I needed a pass to get in.“I need to get in to see someone,” I begged.“Unless you’re in the visitor’s log, you’re not going in. What you can do is give us your name, and we’ll check.”I relented and gave them my name. I didn’t have a choice. It was either that or I left and went back home, and I didn’t want to do that.“Serena Marino
The pain in my chest wouldn’t go away. It had been a week since I broke it off with Nero, and I wish I could say I felt any better. I didn’t. If anything, I felt worse. I had taken time off work because, since that night, I couldn’t get out of bed even to eat. I felt numb and hurt at the same time. I had to be at work in two days, and I couldn’t comprehend how I was going to get anything done when I felt like shit.I truly thought Nero and I would last longer, but we didn’t get to finish the six months together. How could I have known someone for such a short time and felt so deeply for them?He had taken everything there was to give—my heart, my soul, and my sanity and left me with nothing. Moving forward was starting to feel impossible by the second.“You can’t sulk forever,” Lily said as she opened the curtains in my room, blinding me.I screamed for her to close them, and she did. She had stayed with me for a week, no matter how much I had asked her to leave. I didn’t want to be
I didn’t even get to the kitchen before he grabbed me and dragged me back to my bedroom. He locked my bedroom door and adjusted his suit. He put his hands in his pockets and smiled like he was elated.He was hard through his pants. He was turned on that I tried to run away from him, and he had to chase me.“Let’s talk,” Nero stated.I shook my head and turned away from him. I didn’t want to speak to him. I was too mad. He and I had barely spoken for a while, and he suddenly reappeared in my life, acting like everything was fine.“I don’t want to speak to you.”“I don’t want to speak to you either, birichina. Not here. We’re going back home, and then I will punish you for refusing me.”I turned around, stunned that he dared to say something like that. I barely had any time to call him out on it before he grabbed me and put me over his shoulders. He carried me out like a sack of potatoes while I screamed and punched his back.All my efforts were wasted since he was made of steel.He thr
A week. That was how long it had been since I last saw Nero. He still didn’t respond to my calls, and he didn’t speak to me. I cried myself to sleep two times that week, neglecting to count my birthday.I was sick of thinking of him and being alone at the house. Luca was back in school, and I didn’t have anyone to keep me company but Lily, so I stayed over at her house.I pretended to be happy in front of her because I didn’t want her to keep worrying about me and carrying the burden of my problems all the time. She was like a sister to me. She couldn’t keep saving me from my mistakes.The only thing that kept me occupied was trying to find out all the information I could get on Lorenzo and his late wife. I was digging into his life, and it made me feel weird and ungrateful.But it was necessary. I didn’t like what I was finding. Lorenzo and his wife had a nasty divorce, and then she disappeared.Lorenzo was the main suspect in her disappearance since he had told her on countless occa







